Researching Tom Hunter
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 30754 people with the Hunter surname? In that year Hunter was ranked number 102 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Hunter on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Hunter and the Hunter Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 42174 people with the Hunter surname in the UK? Hunter is now ranked number 102 for popularity in the UK. |
Hunter Family History Databases
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Hunter Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 209639 people with the Hunter surname in the USA? Hunter is ranked number 88 for popularity in the USA. |
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Tom Hunter. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tom Hunter
Tom Hunter (singer)
Tom Hunter (14 September 1946 – 20 June 2008, Bellingham, Washington) was an American folk singer best known for his children songs, such as "My Washing Machine Eats Socks", "The Shirt Song" and "There's a Monster in My Closet". His best known song is "Rock Me to Sleep", about a man who is "tired of trying to figure things out, and tired of being so strong".
In 1978, Hunter wrote the song "Back to Work in Youngstown", about the closure of the steel mills in Youngstown, Ohio, on Black Monday.
His songs have been recorded by many artists, including Willie Nelson. In addition to being a folksinger, Hunter had a morning radio program in San Francisco, from 1979 to 1984, on KGO radio, called God Talk, and was co-founder and co-director of the Northwest Teachers Conference. Tom Hunter died of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire designated 24 October 2008 as "Tom Hunter Day: A Day for Singing." while in 2013 the Massachusetts-based Children's Music Network posthumously awarded Hunter the Magic Penny Award.
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